Muhammad had Violated the Qur'an, Part
3

(Note: This essay is an updated of version of the above article
first posted on December 9, 2005. Due to much request from the
readers the author has decided to re-write and update the essay in
light with the new information glimpsed from the Quran and ahadith.)

Muhammad violated the Quranic rule of not to have sex with women
when in ihram (purity state spent inside a mosque) or performing
Hajj

Here is the Quranic verse on the
purity state in a mosque:

Observe Hajj in the prescribed
month; no sexual intercourse, misconduct and argument during the
Hajj session… Q 2:197

YUSUFALI: For
Hajj are the months well known. If any one undertakes that duty
therein, Let there be no obscenity, nor wickedness, nor wrangling in
the Hajj. And whatever good ye do, (be sure) Allah knoweth it. And
take a provision (With you) for the journey, but the best of
provisions is right conduct. So fear Me, o ye that are wise.

You can have sex with wives only at
nights of fasting time; wives are garments; do not approach wife
while in retreat (ihram) in a mosque... Q 2:187:

YUSUFALI:
Permitted to you, on the night of the fasts, is the approach to your
wives. They are your garments and ye are their garments. Allah
knoweth what ye used to do secretly among yourselves; but He turned
to you and forgave you; so now associate with them, and seek what
Allah Hath ordained for you, and eat and drink, until the white
thread of dawn appear to you distinct from its black thread; then
complete your fast Till the night appears; but do not associate with
your wives while ye are in retreat in the mosques. Those are Limits
(set by) Allah: Approach not nigh thereto. Thus doth Allah make
clear His Signs to men: that they may learn self-restraint.

Even a hadis in Sunaan Abu Dawud
confirms the stipulation of the Quran. This hadis says: A pilgrim
must not marry and give someone in marriage in the sacred state
(while wearing ihram)… (Sunaan Abu Dawud, 2.10.1837):

Nubaih b. Wahb,
brother of Banu ‘Abd al-Dar said: ‘Umar b. ‘Ubaid Allah sent someone
to Aban b. ‘Uthman b. ‘Affan, asking him (to participate in the
marriage ceremony). Aban in those days was the chief of pilgrims,
and both were in the sacred state (wearing ihram). I want to give
the daughter of Shaibah b. Jubair to Talhah b. ‘Umar in marriage. I
wish that you may attend it. Aban refused and said: I heard my
father ‘Uthman b. ‘Affan narrating a tradition from the Apostle of
Allah (may peace be upon him) as saying: A pilgrim may not marry and
give someone in marriage in the sacred state (while wearing ihram).

But Muhammad did not have much
regard for the Quran, or even to his own words when it came to
marrying women and having sex with them during those sacred states.
When he went to Mecca, to perform the Hajj, and he received a
proposal of marriage, he quickly accepted the offer and married the
woman even though he was in sacred state, wearing ihram.

Here is the hadis from Sunaan Abu
Dawud: Muhammad married Maimunah while he was in the sacred state
wearing ihram… (Sunaan Abu Dawud, 2.10.1840):

Ibn ‘Abbas
said: The Prophet (may peace be upon him) married Maimunah while he
was in the sacred state (wearing ihram).

Muhammad violated the Quran by
having sex with a girl presented to him as a gift

The Quran allows Muslims to have
sex with their wives and with their sex slaves (without marrying
them). The sex slaves include women captives of war, slave women
bought in a slave market, and domestic maidservants bought to do
house chores. Sex with such sex-slaves does not constitute
fornication or adultery. The Quran provides certain exemptions to
Muhammad. Allah allowed only Muhammad to have unrestricted sex
without marriage with his first cousin sisters, and women who
willingly surrender her person to him.

Here are the concerned verses (23:1
- 23:6):

The believers
must (eventually) win through,
Those who humble themselves in their prayers;
Who avoid vain talk;
Who are active in deeds of charity;
Who abstain from sex,
Except with those joined to them in the marriage bond, or (the
captives) whom their right hands possess,- for (in their case) they
are free from blame,

In connection with the above
verses, ibn Kathir writes that right hand’s possession means captive
women. According to Jalalyn (and all classical Islamic jurists for
that matter), right hand’s possession means concubines, and, as per
ibn Abbas it is lawful to have unlimited sex with slave women and/or
captive women. Ibn Kathir also writes that illegal sex means
fornication, and homosexuality; sex with women other than wives and
slave-girl is transgression.

033.050
YUSUFALI: O Prophet! We have made lawful to thee thy wives to whom
thou hast paid their dowers; and those whom thy right hand possesses
out of the prisoners of war whom Allah has assigned to thee; and
daughters of thy paternal uncles and aunts, and daughters of thy
maternal uncles and aunts, who migrated (from Makka) with thee; and
any believing woman who dedicates her soul to the Prophet if the
Prophet wishes to wed her;- this only for thee, and not for the
Believers (at large); We know what We have appointed for them as to
their wives and the captives whom their right hands possess;- in
order that there should be no difficulty for thee. And Allah is
Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

The Quran, however, never permitted
Muhammad or any Muslims to engage in sex with girls presented to him
or the Muslims as honoured gifts. But Muhammad had very little
regard for what Allah said in the Quran. He did whatever he wished
with women, whom he fancied.

So, when Muqwaqis, the Christian
Ruler of Alexandria presented Muhammad with Mariyah Qibtia (ibn
Ishaq, p. 653), a pretty and sexy young girl, Muhammad could not
resist himself to engage in sex with her. In fact, he purportedly
impregnated her, and she gave birth to Ibrahim, Muhammad's only son
who survived for 18 months.

The entire Sura Tahrim (Sura 66)
deals with this issue.

Let us read a hadis to witness how
Muhammad violated the Quran by having sex with Mariyah, the Coptic
girl.

This hadis is very long. I am
quoting only the relevant part:

Narrated
‘Abdullah bin Abbas
…'Umar told the whole story (about his wife). "On that the Prophet
smiled." 'Umar further said, "I then said, 'I went to Hafsa and said
to her: Do not be tempted to imitate your companion ('Aisha) for she
is more beautiful than you and more beloved to the Prophet.' The
Prophet smiled again. When I saw him smiling, I sat down and cast a
glance at the room, and by Allah, I couldn't see anything of
importance but three hides. I said (to Allah's Apostle) "Invoke
Allah to make your followers prosperous for the Persians and the
Byzantines have been made prosperous and given worldly luxuries,
though they do not worship Allah?' The Prophet was leaning then (and
on hearing my speech he sat straight) and said, 'O Ibn Al-Khatttab!
Do you have any doubt (that the Hereafter is better than this
world)? These people have been given rewards of their good deeds in
this world only.' I asked the Prophet . 'Please ask Allah's
forgiveness for me. The Prophet did not go to his wives because of
the secret which Hafsa had disclosed to 'Aisha, and he said that he
would not go to his wives for one month as he was angry with them
when Allah admonished him (for his oath that he would not approach
Maria). When twenty-nine days had passed, the Prophet went to Aisha
first of all. She said to him, 'You took an oath that you would not
come to us for one month, and today only twenty-nine days have
passed, as I have been counting them day by day.' The Prophet said,
'The month is also of twenty-nine days.' That month consisted of
twenty-nine days. 'Aisha said, 'When the Divine revelation of Choice
was revealed, the Prophet started with me, saying to me, 'I am
telling you something, but you needn't hurry to give the reply till
you can consult your parents." 'Aisha knew that her parents would
not advise her to part with the Prophet . The Prophet said that
Allah had said:--

'O Prophet!
Say To your wives; If you desire The life of this world And its
glitter, ... then come! I will make a provision for you and set you
free In (Sic) a handsome manner. But if you seek Allah And (Sic) His
Apostle, and The Home of the Hereafter, then Verily, Allah has
prepared For the good-doers amongst you A great reward.' (33.28)
'Aisha said, 'Am I to consult my parents about this? I indeed prefer
Allah, His Apostle, and the Home of the Hereafter.' After that the
Prophet gave the choice to his other wives and they also gave the
same reply as 'Aisha did."

Muhammad violated the Quranic prescription for Islamic
sex-offenders

The Quran (24:2) says that the
punishment for adultery/illicit sex is one hundred lashes in the
presence of a Muslim crowd. It also stipulates the house arrest
until death for women who resort to lewdness (4:15). Some Islamic
scholars are of the opinion that verse 4:15 means lesbianism.
Interestingly, there is no prescribed punishment for gays resorting
to sodomy (4:16). Verse 4:16 even prescribes forgiveness if the gay
couple repent and turn to heterosexual act. To remove such ambiguity
and unfairness vis-à-vis gender, ibn Kathir writes that verse 24:2
replaces verses 4:15-16. Even if we accept ibn Kathir’s
interpretation, we find no verse in the Quran that clearly says
illicit sexual offenders face stoning to death.

Let us read theses verses:

24:2: The
woman and the man guilty of adultery or fornication,- flog each of
them with a hundred stripes: Let not compassion move you in their
case, in a matter prescribed by Allah, if ye believe in Allah and
the Last Day: and let a party of the Believers witness their
punishment.

4.15: If
any of your women are guilty of lewdness, Take the evidence of four
(Reliable) witnesses from amongst you against them; and if they
testify, confine them to houses until death do claim them, or Allah
ordain for them some (other) way.

4.16: If
two men among you are guilty of lewdness, punish them both. If they
repent and amend, Leave them alone; for Allah is Oft-returning, Most
Merciful.

Even a hadis in Sahih Muslim tells
us that stoning to death had never been a part of the Quran.

Stoning is not in the Quran, Umar
instituted it claiming it to be part of the Quran… (Sahih Muslim
17.4194):

'Abdullah b. 'Abbas
reported that 'Umar b. Khattab sat on the pulpit of Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) and said: Verily Allah sent
Muhammad (may peace be upon him) with truth and He sent down the
Book upon him, and the verse of stoning was included in what was
sent down to him. We recited it, retained it in our memory and
understood it. Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) awarded the
punishment of stoning to death (to the married adulterer and
adulteress) and, after him, we also awarded the punishment of
stoning, I am afraid that with the lapse of time, the people (may
forget it) and may say: We do not find the punishment of stoning in
the Book of Allah, and thus go astray by abandoning this duty
prescribed by Allah. Stoning is a duty laid down in Allah's Book for
married men and women who commit adultery when proof is established,
or it there is pregnancy, or a confession.

Here is how Muhammad, violating the
Quran, punished a few sex offenders.

A man and a woman were stoned to
death near funeral prayer spot in the mosque...(Sahih Bukhari
2.23.413):

Narrated
'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
The Jew brought to the Prophet a man and a woman from amongst them
who have committed (adultery) illegal sexual intercourse. He ordered
both of them to be stoned (to death), near the place of offering the
funeral prayers beside the mosque."

A married woman committed adultery
with an unmarried man. The man received one hundred lashes and
exiled for a year. Muhammad asked Unais to go to the woman and stone
her to death…(Sahih Bukhari 3.49.860):

Narrated Abu
Huraira and Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani:
A bedouin came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Judge between us
according to Allah's Laws." His opponent got up and said, "He is
right. Judge between us according to Allah's Laws." The Bedouin
said, "My son was a laborer working for this man, and he committed
illegal sexual intercourse with his wife. The people told me that my
son should be stoned to death; so, in lieu of that, I paid a ransom
of one hundred sheep and a slave girl to save my son. Then I asked
the learned scholars who said, "Your son has to be lashed
one-hundred lashes and has to be exiled for one year." The Prophet
said, "No doubt I will judge between you according to Allah's Laws.
The slave-girl and the sheep are to go back to you, and your son
will get a hundred lashes and one year exile." He then addressed
somebody, "O Unais! go to the wife of this (man) and stone her to
death" So, Unais went and stoned her to death.

Muhammad ordered the stoning of a
man for confessing adultery; Jabir Ibn Abdullah participated in the
throwing of stones…(Sahih Bukhari 8.82.806):

Narrated Abu
Huraira:
A man came to Allah's Apostle while he was in the mosque, and he
called him, saying, "O Allah's Apostle! I have committed illegal
sexual intercourse.'" The Prophet turned his face to the other side,
but that man repeated his statement four times, and after he bore
witness against himself four times, the Prophet called him, saying,
"Are you mad?" The man said, "No." The Prophet said, "Are you
married?" The man said, "Yes." Then the Prophet said, 'Take him away
and stone him to death." Jabir bin 'Abdullah said: I was among the
ones who participated in stoning him and we stoned him at the
Musalla. When the stones troubled him, he fled, but we over took him
at Al-Harra and stoned him to death.

Ali stoned a lady to death on a
Friday as per Muhammad's tradition...(Sahih Bukhari 8.82.803):

Narrated Ash-Sha'bi:
from 'Ali when the latter stoned a lady to death on a Friday. 'Ali
said, "I have stoned her according to the tradition of Allah's
Apostle.

Muhammad ordered that a woman
adulteress to be stoned to death after she finished suckling (wean)
her child; Khalid even abused when she was being stoned to death…(Sahih
Muslim 17.4206):

'Abdullah b.
Buraida reported on the authority of his father that Ma'iz b. Malik
al-Aslami came to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and
said: Allah's Messenger, I have wronged myself; I have committed
adultery and I earnestly desire that you should purify me. He turned
him away. On the following day, he (Ma'iz) again came to him and
said: Allah's Messenger, I have committed adultery. Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) turned him away for the second
time, and sent him to his people saying: Do you know if there is
anything wrong with his mind. They denied of any such thing in him
and said: We do not know him but as a wise good man among us, so far
as we can judge. He (Ma'iz) came for the third time, and he (the
Holy Prophet) sent him as he had done before. He asked about him and
they informed him that there was nothing wrong with him or with his
mind. When it was the fourth time, a ditch was dug for him and he
(the Holy Prophet) pronounced judgment about him and he was stoned.
He (the narrator) said: There came to him (the Holy Prophet) a woman
from Ghamid and said: Allah's Messenger, I have committed adultery,
so purify me. He (the Holy Prophet) turned her away. On the
following day she said: Allah's Messenger, Why do you turn me away?
Perhaps, you turn me away as you turned away Ma'iz. By Allah, I have
become pregnant. He said: Well, if you insist upon it, then go away
until you give birth to (the child). When she was delivered she came
with the child (wrapped) in a rag and said: Here is the child whom I
have given birth to. He said: Go (Sic) away and suckle him until you
wean him. When she had weaned him, she came to him (the Holy
Prophet) with the child who was holding a piece of bread in his
hand. She said: Allah's Apostle, here is he as I have weaned him and
he eats food. He (the Holy Prophet) entrusted the child to one of
the Muslims and then pronounced punishment. And she was put in a
ditch up to her chest and he commanded people and they stoned her.
Khalid b Walid came forward with a stone which he flung at her head
and there spurted blood on the face of Khalid and so he abused her.
Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) heard his (Khalid's) curse
that he had hurried (Sic) upon her. Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet)
said: Khalid, be gentle. By Him in Whose Hand is my life, she has
made such a repentance that even if a wrongful tax-collector were to
repent, he would have been forgiven. Then giving command regarding
her, he prayed over her and she was buried.